Table 6.
P-values derived from Chi-square analysis for variables in relation to infectious agent or group of infectious agents’ positivity. P-values < 0.2 but > 0.05 are shown in italics. Significant P-values ≤ 0.05 are shown in bold
| Variable | Mhf PCR | CMhm PCR | CMt PCR | Any hp PCR | Bh PCR | Li PCR | Li serology | Li infection | FeLV serology | FIV serology | Retroviral serology | Hepatozoon spp. PCR | FVBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mhf PCR status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
na | na | na | na | 0.596 | 0.177 | 0.369 | 0.064 | 0.682 | 0.129 | 0.338 | 0.219 | 0.073 |
| CMhm PCR status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
na | na | na | na | 0.962 | 0.143 | 0.137 | 0.201 | 0.421 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.094 | 0.169 |
| CMt PCR status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
na | na | na | na | 0.768 | 0.148 | 0.013 | 0.001 | 0.744 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.006 | 0.001 |
| Any hp PCR status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
na | na | na | na | 0.990 | 0.280 | 0.510 | 0.044 | 0.743 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.107 | 0.035 |
|
Li infection status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
0.064 | 0.201 | 0.001 | 0.044 | 0.231 | na | na | na | 0.770 | 0.152 | 0.216 | 0.001 | na |
|
Bh PCR status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
0.596 | 0.962 | 0.768 | 0.990 | na | 0.479 | 0.367 | 0.231 | 0.252 | 0.315 | 0.732 | 0.691 | na |
| Retroviral serology status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
0.338 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.732 | 0.977 | 0.234 | 0.216 | na | na | na | 0.045 | 0.202 |
|
Hepatozoon spp. PCR status Positive/Negative (Ref.) |
0.219 | 0.094 | 0.006 | 0.107 | 0.691 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.001 | 0.461 | 0.048 | 0.045 | na | na |
Abbreviations: Mhf Mycoplasma haemofelis, CMhm “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum”, CMt “Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis”, Any hp positivity in at least one of the following haemoplasma PCRs; Mhf, CMhm and CMt, Bh Bartonella henselae, Li Leishmania infantum confirmed by DNA sequencing following confirmatory quantitative PCR, Li infection positive DNA sequencing for L. infantum following confirmatory qPCR and/or positive L. infantum ELISA, FeLV feline leukaemia virus, FIV feline immunodeficiency virus, Retroviral serology positive for FeLV and/or FIV serology, FVBP positive for at least one of the PCRs for B. henselae, Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp. and/or Hepatozoon spp., and/or L. infantum infection (i.e. positive DNA sequencing for L. infantum following confirmatory qPCR and/or positive L. infantum ELISA), Ref. reference category, na not applicable
Note: The P-values, χ 2 and degrees of freedom from Chi-square analysis are reported in the Additional file 2: Table S1